Facts Are Clear': China Cites UN Charter as Kashmir in Focus at Imran Khan-Xi Jinping Meet, India Objects
Hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India for the second informal summit in Mahabalipuram on October 11 and 12 was announced, Beijing said it is paying "close attention" to the situation in Kashmir and the "facts are clear". Xi, who is scheduled to visit India on Friday to hold 2nd informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, assured Khan during a meeting here that the friendship between China and Pakistan is "unbreakable and rock-solid" despite changes in the international and regional situation, and hoped that the "relevant parties" can solve the Kashmir issue through peaceful dialogue. Khan's visit to China comes at a time when tensions have spiked between Pakistan and India after New Delhi ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5. "The Pakistan side briefed the Chinese side on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, including its concerns, position, and current urgent issues,"